Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-08-12

| Bird point near the south branch of the
MlsslsquOi river, broke camp Monday, the
professor and family returning home on
the evening train. This Is a delightful
camping spot, with excellent fishing and
the scene of an old Indian village. The
gentlemen devoted the week, aside from
winch time was necessary to supply the
camp with fish, in hunting for Indian
relics. They brought back about hun
dred arrow heads, some stone axes, ham
mer stones and pieces of crockery
Ihomas Kidding, the young man killed
| by the cars here wa7 finally buried after
being Kept for three days packed in ice.
Friends expected from Chicago did not
come. A large force of men are at
work on the water works. ..... The buckle
| factories of Beeman Bros. and of the At
wood Manufacturing company are both
in operation now. -. The Back Watch
base ball club of Bedford came over here
for friendly game of bali lest Friday
and were beaten 36 to 20 by our second
nine. One hundred and forty pounds
OF bass is the catch that G. f. Atwood and
! party made in one day last week ....
The band will probably have an excursion
to Bow and Arrow Point, while the Amer
lcan Canoe club is in camp there. g. f.. NJ.
lionslnger and party have returned from
week of camp life at Hibbard's bay,
| North Hero. .... Will Hardy formerly of
this place and more recently teller in
Plattsburgh bank, has accepted position
IN Chicago. Considerable Isle La
Motto marble is being carried through
here to Sheldon TO be used for the bridge
which is building there.
Waterbury.
Seth Jones of the Trotter House has
five horses that he is training for the fair
at this place September q. He has two
four-year- -olds one is Lambert stallion,
/ hands biUb 10 Ea IL, o..
two tveyear olds and Frank f. Or. 2Ii,.
Mr.. Jones is one of the directors Of the
Winooski Valley Agricultural assccia-
tion and is putting the track in ex-
cellent condition fer the fair ......
The Citizens band gave several excellent
selections in the park last Friday night
"A son born to Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Wal
lace.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Frost of Lowe'i,
Mass, are IN town for their annual visit
to their brother, Anson w. Frost
HerbertJ Sanford and wife of Parishville,
n. Y, youngest son of the late Jonah
Sanford of Hopkington, n. Y, who have
been visiting relatives in town during the
past two weeks, left for home Wednesday
last. Hon. Joel Rice and son Eddie of
New \ Iork city made a flying visit to town
on Thursday. Mrs. NJ C. Stebbins
and daughter Fanny, who have been
spending the past few weeks with friends
in Springfield, Mass, have returned home
much improved in health.
Middlebury.
Geo. f. Abbey, who was run into few
nights ago by the New York express train,
is getting along so finely that mis- spe ady
reappearance in towu may be expect ID.
...; DR.. William H. Sheldon and
wife have gore on a cail.age trip
through northern and eastern N.ew York
:...James Sullivan, veteran OF the
Mexican war and the wa" of the 2'.el,'on,
has been put upon the pension O" OF ne
United States aS vetelan of ,lte w? OF
Mexico. There was a la"le aud'ep e Il,
the { ngregational church Sunuay m) J.
ln:s, to listen to the farewe' ,hon o
Lev. 5. l.. b. Speare, who b2fl de ~ ~ 1
10 sever his pastoiate with 4 e Che CD,
ana M had announced his farewell -non
for that day. There was al unu.r 'iv
large crowd present, and the ! nd Al nv
posts of Middlebury and East Midd eDu. J
AT ended IN body, in recognition of Rev.
Mr. S2eare's efforts in BEHALF of
Grand Army projects since he has
usually excellent one..,,..Lumau H.
Coggswell who has been an invalid for
several months, was out boat lidln9 with
his son Wednesday morning. They got
down stream too far and got into The
swift watera shol G'si lnce aGove the falls
was rendered IN lime and they wel saved
with some dinicul v....A cool many
people went + ON this -, onto B;tlhum's
circus ut BuliinG ,OA ?"d Hui'apd......
lhtre were SOC 4 ni9"v ope in W i
on market day. aud - %. w3s J e
| iirmer thHn &C. 2-yC.,' weeks pc /. IL
cent being p; le t- quail E......
Thomas W. / a | Wedpc q.
morning on his e i i new nome
Warren, Penn. = u ; NJ nerouS ends
We're loath to see m.
The firm of Long, Goodhue x Co.,
OF burlington, have commenced work
on our water works ......G. f. Atwood
caught 65 pounds of fine bass at Maquary,
Wednesday The four supposed bur
glars captured here last Friday pre- in safe
eral that they are the parties engagep in
the burglaries in EnosburGh Falls, Cow
ansville and Staubridge East.
Bethel.
Farmers are finishing their hay ing this
week and report the heaviest crop taken
of for years, some are selling 1t in the
field at IS per ton. ...... NJ, Sylvester has a
force at work upon his old store which has
been unoccupied for the last two years.
1t is to be fitted up in first class style with
all the modern improvements for the ac-
CON nodation of country trade. f. NJ.
Whitcomb has moved his stock of l'oods
which he has had at his house, into ri. H.
Gilson's new store at Bethel mills.
RiptOn.
Ih dwelling house and bal n and black
smil n shop belonging to w. K. Newton
were entirely consumed by fire Sunday,
July 81 l..... Owing to bad weather the
farmers are backward cutting Their hay.
The grain crop is extra good this year
bu. Lady lodged ...... There are about lCo
6Lests at Breadloat inn.....T The potato
Dugs are more numerous than ever this
year, spelling some pieces entirely.
Waterville.
Charles Anderson and wife of St. Al
bans is the guest of A. l.. Laraway. ......
Mrs, George Thomes and family OF Chica-
go, H., is visiting IN town. James
McInto III of Boston is the guest OF the
Mountain Spring house. .... The rain did
considerable damage to the roads Friday
night. Enos Batch and wife of John
son were the guests of Frank Laraway a
few days the past week The county
too liT in tnN N IN